Original U.S. Civil War US Navy M1861 “Dahlgren” Bowie Knife Bayonet By Ames - Dated 1862 U.S. Replica The front of this badge

The front of this badge still retains lots of the original silvering

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and were decommissioned in 1946

It is fitted with plain side action locks

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Original U.S. Civil War US Navy M1861 “Dahlgren” Bowie Knife Bayonet By Ames - Dated 1862 U.S. Replica The front of this badgeOriginal Item: Only One Available. Now this is a rare bayonet to come across! Designed in 1856 by U. S. Navy Admiral John A. B. Dahlgren for use aboard his ship, the USS Plymouth, this Ames marked knife replaced the saber style bayonet that was first issued with the Plymouth Whitney Rifle musket. The Dahlgren bowie knife bayonet is considered to be one of the best bayonet designs of the nineteenth century. First produced for the Navy by well known